The photographer is looking for generalized feedback about the aesthetic and technical qualities of their image.
Description
After a photo walk in the Vosges mountains, I was able to enjoy the blue hour. I love it when nature comes to rest and a wonderful silence descends over the landscape.
It’s always worth turning around when taking photos, because you’ll always discover wonderful motifs.
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Olympus OM1
1/30 sec - f8 - Iso 1250
170mm
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Hi Stephanie, and welcome to NPN! This is lovely, and makes me hopeful we will see a lot more of your images.
Wow did you catch a lot of layers here, and they remind me of ocean waves washing ashore. The blue adds to that affect. The variation in the ridgelines keeps interest as the eye moves from near to far.
I don’t have the best vision in low light, but my appreciation is that usually they eye struggles to see color in deep shadow as compared to bright light. My only thought to play with here would be to experiment with just a touch less saturation in the darkest parts of the image. I should clarify that I think this is just fine as is, and so it’s a personal preference thing. Here’s an example of what I mean:
Hello Stephanie. and welcome. Lovely image.
I think that John’s slight desaturation works. I would suggest that maybe a 16:9 (or any other panorama), crop if possible, this may make it look wider and help emphasise the big scenery
@stephanie4 . Although I like the change made by John, I like it as presented. I do think Ryan is on to something. Perhaps crop up from the bottom to present it as a panorama? The bottom dark layer would not cover the whole bottom, but I think that is okay. Just a suggestion.
Welcome to NPN, Stephanie. This is one heck of a great image to lead with. Composition is spot on and the variations in blue from dark to light, along with the stacked ridges, lend a very nice feeling of depth. I agree w/ John re: desaturating the darkest blues but that’s a pretty minor point in an otherwise gorgeous photo. Look forward to seeing more of your work and hopefully reading your comments on the work of others!
Wonderful photograph. The receding ridges lead the eye into it very nicely, even more so with the 16:9 crop as it gives the eye an entry point in the LLC that the original did not. Hope to see more of your work soon.
Welcome to NPN, Stephanie. Sensational first post. Like John, I can’t wait to see more of your work. The layering is beautifully composed with perfect separation between layers. I have to say that I much prefer the pano crop on your rework. The bottom is too heavy in the original post and the pano crop solves that issue. I also love what @John_Williams did to desaturate the foreground blues so they don’t overwhelm. The trees poking up out of the second layer add a bit of whimsy to this image.
Keep them coming and don’t be afraid to comment on others work here.
